Godswill Akpabio, Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, on
Tuesday, said that the final report of forensic audit of Niger Delta
Development Commission (NDDC) will be ready by the end of July, 2021.
Akpabio, who fielded questions from State House
correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, revealed that the final report
would be submitted to President Muhammadu Buhari for implementation.
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) had last year approved
the appointment of a lead consultant for the forensic audit of the NDDC.
Akpabio said that action had been expedited on the process of constitution of the board of NDDC.
He said, “We have fast tracked the process of constituting
the board; but we insist that the most important thing is not just the
development of the Niger Delta region but how to reposition NDDC to ensure
optimal performance as against the practice in the past.
“So, the forensic audit of NDDC is on course and it is
progressing very well and I am happy with the progress made so far.
“And I am very certain that by the end of July, which is
just a month and a few weeks away from that, the final result will be given to
the president for implementation.
“And in terms of the composition of the board of the NDDC,
of course, we have fast tracked the process and the National Assembly will soon
get the list.
“But that is not as important as the forensic audit, which
we are finally given a deadline which is July, that it will end.’’
The minister said that he was hopeful that the new board
would use the recommendations of forensic audit to work and reposition the
commission.
Akpabio regretted that, in the past, the headquarters of the
commission was not connected to the national grid for 10 years to 15 years.
He said, “And we have noticed the fact that even the
headquarters building that was started over 20 years to 24 years ago, nobody
was interested.
“I think they were pursuing projects that were probably beneficial
to either the staff or the management and not necessarily things that benefited
the region.’’
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